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The league of regrettable sidekicks: heroic helpers from comic book history!

By Morris , Jon

Book information

Publisher
Quirk Books
Year
2018
ISBN
9781683690764, 9781683690771, 1683690761
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
256 MB (268057838 bytes)
Series
Comic book history
Pages
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Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Description

Nominated for the 2019 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best Comics-Related BookMore than one hundred of the strangest sidekicks in comics history, complete with backstories, vintage art, and colorful commentary.This collection affectionately spotlights forgotten helpers like Thunderfoot (explosive-soled assistant to the Human Bomb), super-pets like Frosting (polar bear pal of space hero Norge Benson), fan favorites like Rick Jones (sidekick to half of the Marvel Universe), and obscure partners of iconic heroes (Superman Junior's career barely got off the ground). Included are pernicious profiles of henchmen and minions, the sidekicks of the supervillain world. Casual comics readers and diehard enthusiasts alike will relish the hilarious commentary and vintage art from obscure old comics.

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